Batsmen who have scored eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in test innings – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

Batsmen who have scored eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in test innings – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

RA Jadeja of India scored 58 against West Indies in the recently concluded test at North Sound. This knock represents his eighth fifty while batting at number eight in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 68 8 caught 3 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
2 90 8 caught 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
3 51 8 caught 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
4 60* 8 not out 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 63 8 bowled 2 v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
6 86* 8 not out 2 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
7 81 8 bowled 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
8 58 8 caught 1 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings. The following table lists all those eight batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 DL Vettori NZl 2003-2011 17 17 2 1370 140 91.33 4 13 17
2 N Kapil Dev Ind 1979-1990 13 13 2 1004 116 91.27 2 11 13
3 MV Boucher SAF 1998-2011 12 12 3 851 122* 94.55 2 10 12
4 SK Warne Aus 1993-2007 11 11 3 762 099 95.25 0 11 11
5 MG Johnson Aus 2009-2015 9 9 2 686 123* 98.00 1 08 09
6 WPUJC Vaas Srl 1995-2008 9 9 6 619 100* 206.33 1 08 09
7 SCJ Broad Eng 2008-2013 8 8 2 507 076 84.50 0 08 08
8 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the second Indian  batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings after N Kapil Dev. N Kapil Dev has scored  13 fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings.  The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 N Kapil Dev Ind 1979-1990 13 13 2 1004 116 91.27 2 11 13
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight fifties which are half centuries while batting at number eight in a test innings after SCJ Broad of England. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SCJ Broad Eng 2008-2013 8 8 2 507 076 84.50 0 08 08
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08
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